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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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